
The Gallup Poll reports based on surveying 452,000 people in 151 countries in 2009-2011:
Potential migrants most likely to be Chinese, Nigerian, and Indianby Jon CliftonWASHINGTON, D.C. — About 13% of the world’s adults — or more than 640 million people — say they would like to leave their country permanently.
Of course, 640 million adults wanting to emigrate does not included their dependent children and dependent elders. So, that’s more like a billion or so.
Roughly 150 million of them say they would like to move to the U.S. — giving it the undisputed title as the world’s most desired destination for potential migrants since Gallup started tracking these patterns in 2007.
We’re Number One! We’re Number One! ...
 
 
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